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Cytologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach by endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration biopsy: Cytomorphologic and immunohistochemical study of 12 cases
Author(s) -
Gu Mai,
Ghafari Sofia,
Nguyen Phuong Thivan,
Lin Fritz
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.10003
Subject(s) - gist , medicine , fine needle aspiration , endoscopic ultrasound , biopsy , radiology , medical diagnosis , stromal tumor , immunohistochemistry , surgical pathology , stromal cell , stomach , pathology , cytology , cytopathology
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is an uncommon tumor, which was usually diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy or surgical resection. This study evaluated the efficacy and accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) ‐guided fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy in the diagnosis of GIST and reported its cytomorphologic features. Twelve patients with gastric GIST were diagnosed through EUS‐guided FNA. Immediate on‐site evaluation and cytologic diagnoses were given in nine cases (75.0%) with an average of three passes. Cell blocks provided diagnostic material in three cases (25.0%). Spindle cells were present in the cytologic material in all cases. Two patients had subsequent surgical resections. Immunohistochemical (IHC) studies performed in cell blocks and two surgical specimens all supported the original diagnoses. In the two cases with surgical resections, IHC results in cell blocks were similar to that in the resected specimens. This study demonstrated that when combining smears and cell blocks, EUS‐guided FNA is accurate and efficient in the diagnosis of GIST. IHC reactivity in cell blocks correlated with that of the main tumors. Diagn. Cytopathol. 25:343–350, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.